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Unions Blowing Smoke with "Green Lung" Myth

MJ Business Attorneys

Is cultivating marijuana to blame, or something else? There is no data showing that there are pervasive health or safety issues in the cannabis industry. However, this data is qualified by the fact that all but 1 of those workers admitted to smoking cigarettes or cannabis daily. What is ‘green lung’?

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Stream Flows May be Impacted by CA Farms Using Groundwater Irrigation

Veriheal

A brand new study fresh out of the Cannabis Research Center at UC Berkeley draws serious attention to the burden that cannabis cultivation imposes on water policy. It goes without saying that recreational cannabis legalization in California, which was enacted in November 2016, has stimulated cultivation efforts.

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Study Shows Growing Cannabis Uses Less Water than Previously Thought

SpeedWeed

A study from the University of California Berkeley Cannabis Research Center has determined that licensed cannabis cultivation operations use less water than previously thought. Data for the study was collected from water use reports from growers licensed to cultivate cannabis and from anonymous farmer surveys.

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Why Dr. Sue Sisley Sued the DEA for Stonewalling Cannabis Research

NORML

But at the Vegas event, she brought good news: She announced that other universities would host her research, and she recently applied for a third-party cultivation license from the DEA, the only federal agency that can legally provide cannabis for clinical study in the US. What can cultivation applicants such as Dr. Sisley do now?

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Should Growing Male Hemp Outdoors Be Banned?

Medicinal Genomics

Gender is a controversial topic in hemp cultivation. Recently, Oregon CBD made a statement on its social media accounts, calling for the end of male hemp cultivation outdoors in Oregon and other areas that are currently devoid of feral hemp populations. Hemp farms are popping up everywhere, especially in Oregon.

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Colorado Creates Cannabis Business Office to Promote Social Equity

SpeedWeed

After Colorado voters passed a ballot measure to fully legalize cannabis in the 2012 general election, possession and cultivation became legal on Dec. Data going back to 2005 is included in the commissioned report on the impacts of legalization, which was mandated by the Colorado General Assembly in 2013. . 10, 2012, when Gov.

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Illinois Awards 55 Cannabis Retail Licenses in First of Three Licensing Lotteries

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After Colorado voters passed a ballot measure to fully legalize cannabis in the 2012 general election, possession and cultivation became legal on Dec. Data going back to 2005 is included in the commissioned report on the impacts of legalization, which was mandated by the Colorado General Assembly in 2013. . 10, 2012, when Gov.

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